Ten out of the country's 13 major fishing grounds are overfished, resulting in big declines in fishing production, officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) disclosed yesterday. BFAR Director Asis Perez said most of the overfishing happens in the Visayas. Other heavily exploited grounds are Lingayen Gulf, northern Zambales, Camotes Sea Honda Bay, Babuyan Channel, Lagonoy Gulf, Sorsogon Bay, Hinatuan and Dinagay Bay and Davao Gulf. Perez said fishing production has dramatically declined for the past years and the only way to solve shortages is to allow importation.

Cabrera, M. (2013, May 15). 10 out of 13 fishing grounds overfished. Malaya Business Insight, pp. A1, A3.